Graduating seniors of Valdez High School who plan to pursue full-time higher education can apply for the All-America City Scholarship. In 2017, two All-America City scholarships in the amount of $2,500 will be awarded. Applications are due to the Deputy City Clerk's office by Friday April 14, 2017 at 5:00pm.

Submit if you are starting a new business in Valdez and/or are planning on conducting business in Valdez even if your company resides elsewhere. Our office verifies that you hold a valid State of Alaska Business License and then you are issued a "green letter" stating that you can conduct business in Valdez.

Request an Itinerant Vendor license. The license is valid for up to a maximum of 180 days. For further information, review Ordinance # 07-04.

$50 fee is waived. A $500 bond is due in the form of cash or cashier's check and can be redeemed after the 180 day period or held by the City if the vendor wishes to do business the following year and does not want the bond back.

The property of an organization not organized for business or profit making purposes and used exclusively for community purposes may apply for a community purpose exemption. Applications must be filed with the City Clerk's office every year that exemption is requested before January 15th.

Any building that has a fire suppression that meets the city code and is approved by the State Fire Marshall Office is eligible for an exemption of 2% of the value of the structure at the time the system was installed or value of the structure at the year 2000 (the year the exemption went into existence). The amount of the exemption will not change. It will remain constant as long as the system is in place. Applications must be filed with the City Clerk's office every year that exemption is requested before January 15th.

Senior Citizen: To qualify for the property tax exemption, each senior citizen must have attained the age of 65 on or before December 31st of the previous year, and must have owned and occupied real property as a permanent place of abode as of December 31 of the previous year. A resident widow or widower age 60 to 64 is eligible if the deceased spouse of the widow or widower was eligible at the time of his or her death. Applications must be filed with the City Clerk's office before January 15th every year the exemption is requested. New applicants must provide proof of age.

Disabled Veteran: Real property owned and occupied as a permanent place of abode by a disabled veteran is exempt from taxation. "Disabled Veteran" means a disabled person separated from the military service of the United States under a condition that is not dishonorable who is a resident of the State, whose disability was incurred or aggravated in the line of duty in the military service of the United States, and whose disability has been rated 50% or more by the branch of service in which that person served or by the Veteran's Administration. Applications must be filed with the City Clerk's office before January 15th every year the exemption is requested. All applicants must provide proof of 50% or more disability each year.

Participate in the Hike Alaska's Wild Kountry (HAWK) program. Hike Valdez maintained trails between Memorial Day and Labor Day and get a chance to win amazing prizes. Submit your Trails Card by 9/3/12. Participating residents can choose to turn their HAWK trails card online or in person at Parks & Rec office (Please only submit your trail card once, not both methods). Prizes will be distributed after September 3, 2012.

Request bacterial analysis on your drinking water. Obtain sample bottle from Community Development located at City Hall. Samples can only be dropped off at City Hall on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday's between 8:30 am to 5 pm